The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

Just two days after Fan Tong was expelled by Deng Changshi, Prince Ning suddenly came to Tong Huaqiong's door.

Tong Huaqiong felt incredible about Prince Ning's arrival.

As far as she could remember, she had no dealings with Prince Ning.

Prince Ning wouldn't come to the Gu family to express his gratitude for taking care of the crown prince, right?

Impossible, simply impossible.

If Prince Ning wanted to express his gratitude, he should have come when she came to Shengjing. Why wait until now?

Could it be that Prince Ning came to win over Tong Huaqiong and wanted to make her a pawn to make money for him?

People of this era look down on merchants, but they cannot do without their gold and silver.

Especially the princes, whether they want to rebel or gain everyone's support, they need money.

Merchants have a relatively low status, so in order to reduce resistance in expanding their business territory, they will choose people with high positions and power as their backers.

The two sides hit it off immediately, the Fifth Prince and Dongfeng Pavilion being an example.

Tong Huaqiong respectfully welcomed Prince Ning into the mansion.

As the loser in the fight for the throne in the previous life, King Ning did not die, but was banished from the capital.

Prince Ning did not return to Beijing until Man'er became the queen.

What does it mean?

This shows that the crown prince’s throne is very stable.

Prince Ning is destined to never reach that position.

Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong felt relieved.

So no matter how Prince Ning tried to win her over, she would not submit to him.

She will not become Prince Ning's money bag.

Instead of investing in an adult prince, it is better to invest in a potential grandson of the emperor. What's more, she is not paving the way for the grandson of the emperor, but for Maner.

"Shopkeeper Tong."

"Shopkeeper Tong."

Prince Ning originally wanted to call Tong Huaqiong "Madam Gu", but when he remembered that the emperor also called Tong Huaqiong "Madam Tong", he quickly changed his words and followed others in calling her "Shopkeeper Tong".

Tong Huaqiong was suddenly awakened by Prince Ning's shout and said with a smile, "Prince Ning, what do you want from me?"

Prince Ning's smile remained unbroken as he said, "I dare not give orders. I am here to apologize."

Tong Huaqiong was so frightened that she almost stood up.

A prince came to her house to apologize. Was he crazy or something? As far as she could remember, Prince Ning had never offended her.

"A few days ago, a mad scholar who appeared from nowhere said he wanted me to ruin your youngest son's Spring Examination. I came to explain that I don't know that mad scholar, and I don't have the ability to ruin anyone else's Spring Examination."

"What is the Spring Examination? It's an examination for selecting talents for the Great Sheng. I'm not stupid enough to interfere in it. Besides, you and I have no grudges against each other, so I have no reason to deal with your youngest son. If Shopkeeper Tong hears any rumors outside, don't believe them, and don't doubt me."

Prince Ning was so wronged.

As soon as he went to court in the morning, the censor reported him for having ill intentions and attempting to interfere in the imperial examination.

Prince Ning was stunned when he heard this groundless accusation.

He wouldn't dare to do that even if you gave him ten times the courage.

The emperor looked as if he wanted to kill someone, which frightened Prince Ning so much that he knelt down and apologized.

After the court was dismissed, Prince Ning was left behind and scolded by the emperor.

Since he wanted to interfere in the Spring Examination, he was scolded for being narrow-minded and unable to tolerate the Crown Prince. In order to deal with the Crown Prince, he targeted his grandmother's family in the common people.

For his own selfish desires, he did not hesitate to destroy a promising talent in Dasheng.

The reason why the emperor said Gu Jingzhe was a promising talent was that after he received the impeachment against Prince Ning, he ordered people to go to the Imperial College to check Gu Jingzhe's academic performance.

This was an amazing investigation, as he topped the list three times in a row, from being a student to a scholar, and then to the provincial examination.

The last outstanding person was Lu Zhaoyang, whom he liked no matter how he looked at him.

As people get older, they become extremely superstitious.

Lu Zhaoyang, the only talented scholar in Dasheng who passed the imperial examination and ranked third in the imperial examination, appeared in his era. Now there is a possibility that another student who passed the imperial examination and ranked third in the imperial examination will appear. The appearance of two talented scholars in a row makes the old emperor believe that this is God's recognition of his political achievements.

So when he heard that Prince Ning was going to interfere in the Spring Examination and ruin Gu Jingzhe's future, he wanted to depose Prince Ning.

Prince Ning was dizzy from being scolded, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. He thought that one of his subordinates had some friction with Tong Huaqiong or Gu Jingzhe, and since he couldn't win by fighting or scolding, he used his name to suppress the other party.

Unexpectedly, I kicked the iron plate.

You must know that when Tong Huaqiong first arrived in Shengjing, he even dared to provoke Prince Yu's Mansion.

Now that he has established a firm foothold in Shengjing, it is no big deal to offend someone from Prince Ning's Mansion.

Prince Ning swore that he absolutely did not have the courage or intention to disrupt the Spring Examination, while insisting that he was slandered and would thoroughly investigate the matter and give the emperor an explanation.

As soon as he came out of the palace, he asked someone to investigate.

Deng Changshi knew that this matter was caused by Fan Tong, and Fan Tong was the one who brought him here. After receiving the task of thoroughly investigating the matter, he naturally did not dare to tell the truth to King Ning. Given King Ning's suspicious character, he might suspect Fan Tong of treason and kill him directly.

Deng Changshi checked around and gave his reply to King Ning, saying that the scholar came from another place and was fed up with the nonsense of the mad country scholar who had failed the imperial examinations many times.

As for Fan Tong, no one knows where he is hiding.

Deng Changshi hasn't found him yet.

He swore to find Fan Tong and cripple his legs and cut off his tongue.

Prince Ning was speechless after hearing this conclusion.

It's really like a pot falling from the sky while you are at home.

Prince Ning immediately went to the palace to petition the emperor about the matter, and after coming out of the palace, he hurried to Tong Huaqiong's house.

After all, the emperor said that the rumors outside might reach the ears of the Gu family. If Gu Jingzhe is distracted and fails the exam, causing Dasheng to lose the second Qilin who has won the top three places in a row, Prince Ning will be held accountable.

After listening to Prince Ning's apology, Tong Huaqiong thought that Prince Ning didn't know that Fan Tong threatened Gu Jingzhe in Prince Ning's name, and it was Tong Huaqiong who asked someone to spread the news.

Her original plan was to let King Ning hear it and then have King Ning kill Fan Tong.

Unexpectedly, the news reached the emperor by accident.

In this way, Gu Jingzhe's road to the Spring Examination became smoother. He is probably now a key protected person, and no one dares to trip him up.

"Your Highness, please be kind and come here in person to apologize. Actually, this matter cannot be blamed on you. Since it is the nonsense of a crazy scholar, it cannot be taken seriously." Tong Huaqiong looked sincere.

King Ning's death.

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After taking over Dongfeng Pavilion, Tong Huaqiong's business expanded further.

Although there were rumors that she was able to annex Dongfeng Pavilion with the help of the Crown Prince, she did not care about the outside voices at all.

As she has come this far, the voices of doubt have never stopped.

She was not influenced by the outside world at all. She did business as she should and expanded her business empire as she should.

Liu Qingsong received news from the border that his family's business at the border was booming.

Now that Dasheng and Mobei have reopened trade, there are great business opportunities in the market.

Gu Dashu, as the customs supervisor appointed by the court, was to officially take up his post at the border. This position was mainly responsible for supervising the mutual trade between the two countries.

This is the position that Gu Dashu earned by enduring hardships in Mobei.

He had many choices at the time, but he chose the most difficult supervisory job.

For others, this official position means leaving home, but for Gu Dashu, it is a great opportunity to take off his career.

Therefore, Gu Dashu was very excited about taking up the post at the border.

The time of taking office is set for April.

After Gu Taohua's marriage was completed, Gu Jingzhe participated in the Spring Examination.

"Mom, don't worry, I will do my best and won't embarrass you."

Gu Dashu received a brand new official uniform from the Ministry of Personnel, which looked quite official when he put it on.